2 Evidence-Based Nursing
2 Evidence-Based Nursing
Introduction
What is the idea of evidence- What is EBP (Evidence-Based
based patient care? Practice)?
is a framework for approaching is a Involves problem-based, self-
method of addressing care delivery directed, life-long, learning
that follows a set of guidelines (Buttaro et al., 2019)
(Buttaro et al., 2019).
Involves exploring the link
Healthcare practitioners must rely
on scientific data and research between research evidence,
clinical reasoning, and patient
intended to guide clients' therapy in
a step-by-step manner values and preferences.
It combines research, analysis and Involves practice
patient history to provide the most
comprehensive care possible.
EBP Cont.,
Standard Indicators for
Knowledge Standard Knowledge Application
Assuring that practice is founded on
Each nurse has knowledge
evidence and theory, and that it
relevant to their professional complies with all applicable
activity as a result of ongoing standards and norms (Buttaro et al.,
learning and basic education. 2019).
Each nurse strives to improve Using a concept, paradigm, or
their level of professional skills evidence-based technique to
on a regular basis. assess/describe the client's
condition.
Managing a number of nursing
interventions at the same time.
Changing the strategy after
assessing the outcome of certain
interventions.
Taking study results and applying
them to practice and professional
services.
EBP and Quality of Care
EBP models
The protocols serve as a
EBP protocols Samples reference for developing
include;
and conducting a practice-
ACE star protocol based utilization initiative
John Hopkins Protocol (Buttaro et al., 2019).
IOWA framework Star model and Iowa
stelter
protocol will be assess
protocol
among the four models in
the figure.
Knowledge Transformation Star Model
The Knowledge Transformation
Groundworks.
Knowledge Transformation:
Before research findings may
be used in healthcare decision-
The Star Concept of Knowledge
making, knowledge
Transformation is a tool for transformation is required.
assessing the qualities, nature,
and cycle of knowledge used in Proof can be categorized into a
EBP (Buttaro et al., 2019). pyramid of evidence strength.
Knowledge transformation is the There are many different types
process of converting study of knowledge.
results from basic research The package (form) in which
findings to influence overall knowledge resides can be
healthcare outcomes via linked to its intended use; in the
evidence-based treatment context of EBP, the intended
through a succession of stages use is medical application.
and formats.
The utility of information in
health care decision-making is
determined by its shape.
Knowledge is transformed through the following processes: